No. 24 Florida Volleyball Faces Arkansas in Midweek Road Matchup

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 24 Florida volleyball team travels to Fayetteville, Arkansas for a midweek matchup against the Razorbacks on Oct. 30. Wednesday’s match marks Florida’s first midweek match in league play, with first serve slated for 8 p.m. ET. Fans not in attendance can watch on SEC Network as well as follow @GatorsVB for match updates.

No. 24 Florida (14-5, 5-3 SEC) vs. RV Arkansas (14-6, 4-4 SEC)

Wednesday, Oct. 30 | 8 p.m. ET

Barnhill Arena | Fayetteville, AR

SECN | Live Stats

 

Florida’s last time out:

• The No. 24 Florida volleyball team tallied their third-consecutive conference win after coming back and defeating Tennessee 3-1 (25-27, 25-23, 25-16, 25-20) on Friday night inside the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The Gators jump to 5-3 in league play, while improving to 14-5 overall.
• Sophomore All-American Kennedy Martin lead the way with 31 kills, surpassing her previous career-high of 28 that she set at home against Tennessee last season on Nov. 3, 2023. She set the program’s individual single-game kill record, as well as recording the most kills in a four-set match. Her 31 kills become the most registered during the 25-match point era, as former Gator Aury Cruz, the four-time AVCA All-American and three-time SEC Player of the Year, recorded 31 kills twice in her career when rally scoring went to 30 points. Cruz’s last recorded 31 kills was against Nebraska on December 8, 2001 in Florida’s Final Four match, which went into five sets. 
• As a team, Florida reset their conference hitting-percentage high after recording a .444 clip, while Alexis Stucky and Taylor Parks both saw action in the fourth-setter. After starting the second set, Parks dished out 40 assists in her three sets of play, while Stucky recorded 14 of her own in the opening set.  
• The Gators edged the Lady Vols in 7.0 – 6.0 total team blocks, eight players contributed to at least one dig on the stats sheet in the backcourt, as libero Elli McKissock led the way with 16 digs. Behind the service line, Florida recorded four team aces.

On Arkansas:

• The Razorbacks, who were projected to finish 8th in the SEC Preseason Poll, currently sit 4th in the league at 4-4 after being swept by Mississippi State on Sunday, Oct. 27. Arkansas leads the SEC in digs per set with 17.01, while sitting No. 5 in…